Calibrachoa plant named ‘KLECA13244’

ABSTRACT

A new  Calibrachoa  plant particularly distinguished by having large orange-white flowers with red centers, a semi-trailing plant form and habit, and medium branching, is disclosed.

Genus and species: Calibrachoa sp.

Variety denomination: ‘KLECA13244’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety ofCalibrachoa, botanically known as Calibrachoa sp., and hereinafterreferred to by the variety name ‘KLECA13244’. ‘KLECA13244’ originatedfrom a controlled cross between the proprietary female Calibrachoavariety ‘CA-2008-0791’ (unpatented) and the proprietary male Calibrachoavariety ‘CA-2009-1319’ (unpatented) in May 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.

In May 2009, seed was collected from the controlled cross between thetwo Calibrachoa parental lines. The seeds were sown and plants weregrown for evaluation in Stuttgart, Germany. A single plant line wasselected in May 2010 which had orange-white flowers with red centers andwas subsequently named ‘KLECA13244’. In May 2010, ‘KLECA13244’ was firstvegetatively propagated by tip cuttings in Stuttgart, Germany.‘KLECA13244’ was found to reproduce true to type in successivegenerations of asexual propagation via tip cuttings.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

Plant Breeder's Rights for ‘KLECA13244’ were applied for in Europe onJun. 3, 2014, application number 2014/1521. ‘KLECA13244’ has not beenmade publicly available or sold more than one year prior to the filingdate of this application.

SUMMARY

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new variety when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany.

-   -   1. Large, orange-white flowers with red centers;    -   2. A semi-trailing form and plant habit; and    -   3. Medium branching.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

This new Calibrachoa plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographwhich shows the whole plant, including the habit, the foliage, theflowers, and the buds, and a close-up of the flowers. The photograph isof a seven-month-old plant grown in a pot in Stuttgart, Germany in June2012. The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained byconventional photographic procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘KLECA13244’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inStuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on 11-week-old plants grown in acontrolled glass greenhouse environment in Stuttgart, Germany in June2014. Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The RoyalHorticultural Society of London (R.H.S.) (2007).

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Solanaceae.        -   Botanical.—Calibrachoa sp.        -   Common.—Calibrachoa.        -   Designation.—‘KLECA13244’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Proprietary Calibrachoa line ‘CA-2008-0791’            (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—Proprietary Calibrachoa line ‘CA-2009-1319’            (unpatented).-   Plant:    -   -   Life cycle.—Annual.        -   Form and habit.—Semi-trailing.        -   Height (from soil line to top of foliage).—4.0 cm.        -   Spread.—28.0 cm.        -   Propagation.—Vegetatively propagated by tip cuttings.        -   Time to produce a rooted cutting.—18 days.        -   Time to initiate roots.—5 days at 20° C.        -   Length of shoot cutting.—5.0 cm.-   Stems:    -   -   Stem color.—RHS 145B.        -   Pubescence.—Present.        -   Pubescence color.—RHS 145C.        -   Diameter.—0.2 cm.        -   Length, from soil line to first node.—1.2 cm.        -   Total length.—15.2 cm.        -   Internode length.—2.8 cm.-   Leaves:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate, simple, and sessile.        -   Shape.—Broad elliptic.        -   Apex.—Obtuse to slightly acute.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Surface (both upper and lower surfaces).—Smooth.        -   Surface pubescence (both upper and lower surfaces).—Absent.        -   Variegation.—Absent.        -   Venation.—Pinnate.        -   Venation color.—Upper surface: RHS 145A. Lower surface: RHS            145C.        -   Length.—4.2 cm.        -   Width.—1.5 cm.        -   Color.—Upper surface: RHS N147A. Lower surface: RHS 148B.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.        -   Pedicel.—Length: 2.7 cm. Diameter: 1.0 mm.-   Flowers:    -   -   Flowering habit.—Flower attitude erect, single, and            axillary.        -   Flower type.—Single flowers having determinate            inflorescence.        -   Flowering requirements.—A minimum of light sun is required.        -   Duration of flowers.—5 days.        -   Corolla texture.—Medium texture.        -   Corolla shape.—Trumpet-shaped.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.        -   Degree of lobing.—Weak.-   Flower buds:    -   -   Surface texture.—Smooth.        -   Length.—2.5 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.5 cm.        -   Shape.—Irregular to oblong.        -   Color.—RHS N162C and RHS N186D.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Length.—2.7 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.1 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 147C.        -   Texture.—Smooth.        -   Anthocyanin color.—RHS 166A.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower depth.—3.0 cm.        -   Flower tube length.—2.0 cm.        -   Flower tube diameter.—0.8 cm.        -   Flower diameter.—4.5 cm.        -   Pedicel color.—RHS 147C.        -   Calyx.—Funnel-shaped.-   Sepals:    -   -   Shape.—Lanceolate.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Fused.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Length.—1.7 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.4 cm.        -   Texture (both upper and lower surfaces).—Smooth.        -   Sepal color.—Upper surface: RHS 137A. Lower surface: RHS            137D.-   Petals:    -   -   Shape.—Heart-shaped.        -   Length.—1.7 cm.        -   Apex.—Obverse.        -   Margin.—Entire, weak undulation.        -   Base.—Open and fused into the tube.        -   Pubescence.—Absent.        -   Texture (both upper and lower surfaces).—Smooth.        -   Lobe length.—1.7 cm.        -   Lobe width.—1.8 cm.        -   Lobe color.—Upper surface: RHS 159B. Lower surface: RHS            159C.        -   Corolla tube color.—Inner: RHS 46A. Outer: RHS 181C.        -   Conspicuousness of the veins on the upper surface of the            corolla lobe.—Strong.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamen number.—5.        -   Stamen color.—Anther color: RHS 7A. Anther shape:            Ellipsoidal. Anther length: 0.7 mm. Filament color: RHS 10B.            Filament length: 8.0 mm. Pollen color: RHS 7A. Pollen            amount: Scarce.        -   Ovary.—Placenta arrangement: Ovate. Ovary color: RHS N144C.            Pistil number: 1. Pistil length: 0.1 cm. Stigma color: RHS            154A. Style length: 0.8 cm. Style color: RHS 149B.-   Fruit and seed set: Little seed production; description of seed not    available.-   Disease and pest/insect resistance: None observed.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY

‘KLECA13244’ is distinguished from the female and male parental lines asdescribed in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Comparison with Parental Lines Female parent Male Parent Trait‘KLECA13244’ ‘CA-2008-0791’ ‘CA-2009-1319’ Flower color RHS 159B andYellow with Pink with dark- RHS 46A red veins pink eyes

‘KLECA13244’ is most similar to the Calibrachoa plant named ‘KLECA10211’(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,409). Differences between the two varieties aredescribed in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Comparison with Similar Variety Trait ‘KLECA13244’ ‘KLECA10211’Flower size Big Medium Branching Medium Poor

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Calibrachoa plant named‘KLECA13244’ as illustrated and described herein.